 | Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd - 1882 - 614 pages
...FELL, Esq. "Mv DEAR SIR: " Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it, I wish it to be modest, and not to go beyond the materials. If it was thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there... | |
 | 1897 - 590 pages
...other of his competitors for the nomination in the convention of 1860 — Seward, Chase, and Cameron. in the ranks, unless, as I think not probable, the...must have the approval of his own State, and he began towork in earnest for that. " I am not in a position where it would hurt much for me to not be nominated... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 444 pages
...December 20, 1859. My dear Sir: Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 1080 pages
...JW PELL, Esq. My dear Sir : Herewith is a little sketch, as vou requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | 1896 - 1034 pages
...other of his competitors for the nomination in the convention of 1860 — Seward, Chase, and Cameron. in the ranks, unless, as I think not probable, the...is not much of me. If anything be made out of it, 1 wish it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." By the opening of 1860 Lincoln had concluded... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 298 pages
...organization, brought him such proof that his candidacy was generally approved of, that in December, 1859, ne consented to write the " little sketch " of his life...to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." I By the opening of 1860 Lincoln had concluded that, though he might not be a very promising candidate,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1900 - 186 pages
...JW Fell, Esq. My dear Sir: Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | Marshall Everett - United States - 1901 - 568 pages
...which was in these words: "Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me. "I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of... | |
 | Theology - 1906 - 336 pages
...sketch of his life, adding these words :— " Herewith is the little sketch. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." Still in that same man there loomed a genuine majesty. But it was not a hollow stateliness, like Bonaparte's.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1906 - 650 pages
...comment whatever. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. TO JW FELL. SPRINGFIELD, December 20, 1859. JW FELL, Esq. I suppose, that there is not much of me. If anything...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches I suppose there would... | |
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Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me. 
